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A fearless forecast on Maybank's net profit for FY12F-14F

Find out why Nomura raised its profit forecasts by 7-8%.

A fearless forecast on Maybank's net profit for FY12F-14F

Find out why Nomura raised its profit forecasts by 7-8%.

Hong Leong Bank's core equity Tier-1 ratio to increase to 9.7% by FY15

Enough to meet any countercyclical buffers imposed by Bank Negara.

Philippines' BDO boosts net income by 36% to P14.3b

BDO Unibank's net income jumped 36 percent courtesy of its robust lending, deposit-taking, and fee-based businesses.

Bank of East Asia posted ~USD780m net profit for FY12

Barclays cites 3 reasons behind the profit beat.

Banks take the lead expanding China, Gulf States ties

Biggest banks in China and the United Arab Emirates key to building closer financial ties.

Indian billionaires vie to establish new banks

India’s bid to boost lending allows corporations to open banks.

StanChart Korea finds itself in hot water

Three state regulators took turns putting the squeeze on Standard Chartered Bank Korea.

Hong Kong banks' earnings to only grow 5% in 2013

Blame it on abundant liquidity conditions exacerbated by weaker loan demand.

Indian banking system won't recover until 2015: S&P

Banks will need significant amounts of capital to meet Basel III norms.

Hong Leong Bank's net profit up 25% to ~USD317m in 1HFY13

It's 52% of the Street’s full-year estimate.